In this week's news, adulterated honey, cheese recall and seafood imports.
A suspected 46 percent of European honey is adulterated
The European Commission has found 147 samples of honey were suspected to have been adulterated with syrups. The European Commission has carried out an investigation into the authenticity of honey sold in Europe and has found that?46 percent?of samples tested were “suspicious to be adulterated”.
The results of?“From the Hives”, an EU-wide investigation looking at honey being contaminated with sugars, were published on the European Commission’s website. To carry out the analysis, 320 honey consignments which had been imported from 20 countries were randomly tested between November 2021 and February 2022. Read more.
Listeria?death linked to UK cheese recall
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have warned consumers not to eat Baronet semi-soft cheeses due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, which prompted a recall. The UKHSA carried out whole genome sequencing surveillance of Listeriosis samples and has found three cases that are “potentially linked to an outbreak”. The FSA has also disclosed that one death has been linked to the food safety issue. Read more.
Bacardi: heritage in every sip
Rachel Guerin talks to?New Food’s?Grace Galler about the journey Bacardi has been on and how the founder’s legacy is present in the rum it sells today. Bacardi is a family-owned alcohol company that is known globally for its wide variety of rums. Founded back in 1862 in Cuba, the brand is now available all over the world. But what makes it stand out on supermarket shelves, bar menus and social media advertising? Importantly, how has Bacardi stood the test of time in a fast-paced, ever-changing alcohol market? Read more.
What is the FDA doing to ensure the safety of imported seafood?
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a report titled?Activities for the Safety of Imported Seafood?which reveals the Administration’s approach to ensuring that seafood products meet the food safety requirements and standards of domestically produced seafood. Read more.
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Episode 37 – The truth about sustainable agriculture
The?New Food?editorial team talks sustainable farming in this bumper episode, brought to you by the Almond Board of California. There’s an interview with Louisiana farmers Mead and Marshall Hardwick, where they discuss the technology they use to?look after their land?and their interesting wildlife. There’s an interview with the Almond Board of California and retailer Pip and Nut, where we learn how important collaboration is to ensure ethical sourcing and as little waste as possible. Lastly, Director of the USSA David Green explains why there are so many misconceptions about US farmers and reveals the truth.?Listen here.
ISSUE ONE 2023
Food Safety – Rethinking recalls and mycotoxin analysis
We’re excited to offer our latest In-Depth Focus on Food Safety as part of Issue 1 2023 of?New Food, featuring two insightful articles that shed light on important aspects of our food system.?
The first article, by Vanessa Coffman of STOP, highlights some of the key points made during a panel session at the Food Safety Conference and discusses what needs to change about the US recall system.?
Elsewhere,?Michele Suman of Barilla takes a look at how tandem mass spectrometry can be used?in the fight against mycotoxins in a fascinating insight.??
LinkedIn poll results
Have your say with?#newfoodtalks?LinkedIn polls. In this week's poll, we asked "What food products have you seen rise in price in the last month?" We have received over 260 votes from our members. Do you agree??
We share a new poll on Mondays and the results are published here first.